Tennessee further secured its position with commitment Eric Gordon.
“It was great,” the 5-foot-9, 185-pound cornerback from Hillsboro High School said Sunday following his official visit this weekend. “Anybody can tell you they have a great coaching staff but they do. When you get up there, it’s hands on. All the coaches from the NFL, they’re there for a reason.”
Gordon said he was most impressed with the instruction from UT’s coaches, a preview of how he’ll be coached.
“They let you know what you’re going to do, when you’re going to do it and how you’re going to do it,” Gordon said. “Everything we did was treated top of the line.”
Gordon committed to UT shortly after Lane Kiffin was named coach on Dec. 1. Gordon also considered Oklahoma, Miami and Alabama.
Gordon, who is the brother of former Mississippi State basketball player Jamont Gordon, is the News Sentinel’s sixth best prospect in the state.
Tennessee's signing class for 2012
National Signing Day 2010
Signing day celebration at Neyland…
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Comments » 54
mrmn74 writes:
Time to rake them all in. All the hard work is paying off. WTG CLK & Company!
Ringside writes:
Sounds great. Hard work pays off, for all parties involved.
orangevolunteer writes:
signing day will tell all.i think we are going to shock the nation.i still wish we a qb coming in,but i think clk can coach up coleman
andefromtn#212139 writes:
It's great to hear that a recuit like what they encountered on their visit. Coack K great job so far. I look forward to next season.
MrBamSeydu writes:
He'll be an All-SEC DB by his sophomore season, watch.
tums writes:
Excellent
jpotts#644662 writes:
First
jawjavol writes:
This staff is holding it together and improving on the class. Can't wait to see the product on the field!
2407westTN_VOLSfan writes:
Sorry, not even TOP 5!
First what?
I think you were 8th overall.
Several good post before yours!
Bring in the Top Prospects for we are TENN-uh-SEE!!!!
Proud of our new coaching staff and will be proud of the top prospects we are able to land. Good Job Coach Kiff!
VOLFORLIFE writes:
Well, who peed in your Post Toasties?
You act as if you're the only one here who was willing to give Kiffin a chance. Why not back up your little diatribe by identifying those who posted before you who are guilty of your assertions?
And as for getting a girlfriend,that may be okay with your wife, but I don't believe my wife would have a sense of humor about that.
GO VOLS!!!
JUGHEAD
DooleyNoted writes:
We just need to secure Brown from Memphis. I think the 30th is going to be huge. Go Vols!
givehim6 writes:
Great! He has no offical visits anywhere does he?
orangebloodgmc writes:
Our staff is complete. Big recruits visiting and coming away impressed. Vols gaining momentum at right time.
pammyvol1000 writes:
How many scholarships do we have available?
cowvols writes:
this new staff should be able to pull any defensive player in the country!
invisiblekid writes:
I have seen where they are looking to sign 25 or so. If they come in under that but get quality guys that will produce, then I am all for it though.
marinevol writes:
You're not the only one embarrassed that you're from Tennessee. Why do some people have to go negative, even on a very positive story? Must be sad being you.
invisiblekid writes:
That's why I mentioned that.
No disrespect intended torward any players past or present, but the truth of the matter is that there has been some dead weight around the program the past several years. There have also have been some guys that never set foot on campus so the time and effort spent recruiting them goes to waste.
With the tougher stance the NCAA is taking with the APR's, it seems to be more important than ever to recruit guys who will make it to school and actually make the grades once they get here. It's a fact of life that not every recruit will pan out, but, with the money and effort involved now, the elite programs can afford to be picky. Hopefully, Kiffin puts the Vols into that situation in short order.
cowvols writes:
has anyone heard any news on the brown kid?
dmjohn2#576066 writes:
In that case, all of us former Marines hate you!
marinevol writes:
Then it's even, Marines hate low-life jerks.
marinevol writes:
I'm very proud of my job. Why are you so full of hatred? Every post you make sounds like it's coming from some warped maniacal hate-monger. Again, it must be very sad going through life like that.
marinevol writes:
OOORAH!
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Apology accepted. Lots of us get a little antsy just before NSD! Kinda like the old days when the prospective fathers stalked the halls of the maternity floor while the wife was in labor! Yeah, some of us are THAT obsessed(;-P)! Not me, of course(;-D)!
NorthwestVol writes:
LCV, 'sorry' may not be enough. You slammed UT fans and the Marines in a few short posts. Talk about going 0 for 2.....
You might want to change your user name and try again.
TNfaninMS writes:
LawCoVol - to be quite honest you sound like a pathetic jerk to me, to sit there and bash the ones that are protecting your freedom so you can actually sit here and type on a website not allocated by the government. Do you even know what it means to be patriotic, I myself have not served in the military but my brother has been to Iraq and is going back. I would serve my country if need be but for someone like you to say you "hate" marines, sounds like you did not cut it and now have what some like to call "SOUR GRAPES". Im not trying to be patronizing but you need to either renig your comment or stop posting garbage like that and remember that you live in the greatest country on the earth and you need to remember why!
dmjohn2#576066 writes:
Semper Fidelis, Marinevol
bluetick writes:
That is the first time I heard that his brother was Jamont. Cool. Almost had him too if I remember right.
utmdm writes:
Montezuma's revenge upon you buddy.
cowvols writes:
the only loser on the page is the tool that goes by lawcovol
cowvols writes:
I am one of the few people who think that we already have talent on the hill. The new competition will bring out the best in the players we already have and as some of the young players contribute the recruits will come.
marinevol writes:
I agree. I feel that last year we had some pretty good offensive players that were put in an unfamiliar system with inadequate preparation. I think even Clawson admitted that the offensive team never had confidence in his system.
nicksjuzunk#646117 writes:
yeah... so... with all marines and marine haters aside, the recruiting class is looking pretty good. I for one am ready to hibernate till fall!!
2407westTN_VOLSfan writes:
LawCoVol says he is embarassed to be from Tennessee! Then apologized. Then the next thing out was downin Marines. I am embarassed that someone calling themself a Tennessean would degrade the Marines or any armed force service in any manner. Please lets get back to talking about Tennessee recruits and ignore the scum suckers! They don't realize the reason for their ability for free speech is guarded by Marines and the other armed forces. My appreciation goes out to all branches of services! Please lets get back to talking Tennessee football!
2407westTN_VOLSfan writes:
I think each school has 25 scholarships available to offer per NCAA rules. You can see how many we have offered out already from verbal commits. The remaining 7-8 will go to the other prospects to commit. Once the scholarships are used up, anyone else would have to be a walk-on.
Fellow Vol fans, please correct me if I am wrong. I too have wondered with about 30 or so propects visiting, how do we pass out the remaining scholarships?
chrisw2967 writes:
you bash posters and now you hate Marines,your one pathetic piece of sh&t.
CHS52VOL writes:
That kind of nonsensical comment will get you duly toasted and roasted. How can anyone lack patriotism to the level they would make such a comment? No, I was not a US Marine, but I was an Army fixed-wing aviator (Artillery) during the Korean War and I LOVE MARINES!!!!
lilesrt writes:
I too believe we have talent on our team. Good Talent. Not great talent. Great talent is what you need to compete with LSU, Georgia, Florida, and the other big guns in the country. That is the primary reason why we have not been able to compete. As I look at the 2009 commitment list for UT I see a good recruiting class. And then I look at LSU, Alabama, and Florida's recruiting classes and we do not even come close. I believe LSU has 4-5 5 star athletes committed this year. They are signing 2 great blue chip quarterbacks to back up Jordan Jefferson, a 5 star true freshman, they signed last year. If we want to compete with those teams we need better players and more of them. When we get to that point then I will say we have a chance. Our fans can say what they want but we have not been pulling great talent for some time now. When I mean great talent I mean Percy Harvin opposed to Gerald Jones. Or Patrick Turner opposed to Josh Briscoe. Or Brandon Spikes oppsed to Rico McCoy. Guys....The difference is night and day. Until then Im affraid we will be second tier to these programs. I believe Lane Kiffin has the right vision in mind but only time will tell. I prefer to reserve judgement and stay cautiously optomistic.
SignalMtnVol writes:
wow lawcovol. I spent 6 years in the USMCR, and have a brother and two cousins who are in the "sandbox" right now. I'm appalled that you would make such a comment about people who have signed a blank check on their lives to make sure that their family doesn't have to pay with theirs. I very seriously doubt that you have ever been so selfless.
johnlg00#206211 writes:
Simple--we won't get them all. I would be surprised if anyone thought we would! The good thing about the numbers is that the guys know that if they want to come here, they had better speak up, at least to the coaches, WELL before signing day.
richvol writes:
I agree with you. Tennessee has been just filling slots at times with wasted scholarships for guys that never had a chance to play at a SEC level. Kiffin has put a stop to that.
Good players can beat great ones however,with great coaching and hard work...see Utah. Our coaching has been subpar for years and favoritism reared it's ugly head in decisions that determined playing time.
Yes,we need better players but it won't take as long as some think if we get the most out of what we already have. It is ridiculous though to expect a NC or even an SEC title in 2 to 3 years. However,I can easily see Kiffin having UT back at the top in 5 years.
yeavols#228407 writes:
3 recruiting feel good stories on the same day? WOW...I am shocked, but I'll take it. These are the stories that make you feel good again about our program. We have endured enough jokes, obnoxious comments, and spurrious/slanderous remarks about our program from everyone. I only hope that Kiffin and Company can make T a program feared again when the visiting team plays at Neyland Stadium, we get some of the best recruits, win championships, and compete with other schools across the country. As always..GO VOLS!
HtownVol writes:
Keep em coming... But most important we HAVE to keep Jeron Stokes. If we get Brown or Patterson, or not we cant afford to lose Stokes. I think he will make the biggest impact on our team next year. Please dont let him get away Kiffin! WR is our biggest need fro big time players and Stokes is one of the best!
TNfaninMS writes:
New visitor coming on the 23rd
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&...
sure hope we can steal him away from UCLA
cowvols writes:
I think that everyone in the country needs to improve on their talent to compete with florida, but your comparisons to the four and five star players i dont think are valid. UT has alot of four and five star players on the team right now, I just dont think the coaching was on par with the players. with the exception of last year our recruiting classes indicated that we should have been a top five team year in and year out, so I dont put as much stock in the rankings of players. I put stock in coaching those highly ranked players. I think if urban has crompton he is a totally different player
yeavols#228407 writes:
forgive me..But iam posting this on every recruiting new story...NEWSFLASH- N1UP is flying in and landing into the heart of ALABAMA....GO Coach K GO!! Reel em in! Make BAMA squirm.
yeavols#228407 writes:
^5 Rich..I love it
yeavols#228407 writes:
I can't imagine why they would be in Mobile, AL. Hmmmm..could it be AJ? Also, get this. The AlaBITES are betting that AJ (QB) is making a visit to Tennessee to sway some of the recruits to go to Bubba Land. Geesh..talk about out there.
TNfaninMS writes:
I think it is great that CLK and the rest are visiting Gadsden AL today, but both of those kids are bammer bound. I hope they can be swayed but i really think satan has already bought their escalades/range rovers. hard to top the money bammer spends on cars for their recruits.
yeavols#228407 writes:
TnFaninMs..If the truth be known..yes they probably will go to Alabama..But hey...at least we can give it the ole college try and wreck some nerves along the way..=)
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